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25Dec

Groovey Concert: David Weinstone and The Music for Aardvarks Band at the Jewish Museum

David Weinstone and The Music for Aardvarks Band will perform two concerts for kids at The Jewish Museum on Sunday, January 23 at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm. These performances will feature never-before-heard songs from the band’s forthcoming album, All I Want!, scheduled for release in March 2011. Families will also hear favorite songs that celebrate being a kid in New York City such as City Kid, Subway, Jack Hammer Joe and Staten Island Ferry, and songs in celebration of nature such as Welcome to the World and Big Old Tree. David Weinstone, the Read More

14Dec

Happy Concerts for Young People Ages 6-12 at Avery Fisher Hall

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The Little Orchestra Society presents it's latest Happy Concerts for Young People Ages 6 to 12 "AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS" on Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:00am and 1:00pm at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center (1941 Broadway at 65th Street, New York City). Tickets range from $12-$50. One of New York’s most anticipated holiday events, this glittering presentation will enchant audiences of all ages. An entirely new production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s musical masterpiece about universal love and generosity is directed by John Sheehan Read More

09Dec

PASTA! A Pop Ups Puppet Musical in NYC

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Looking for something to do during holiday break? PASTA! A Pop Ups Puppet Musical will take you on a tasty and epic journey that gets you home in time for dinner. Join The Pop Ups (veteran kids’ rockers JACOB STEIN & JASON RABINOWITZ) for an educational and comic musical adventure through the magical land of Brooklyn. With the audience’s help, The Pop Ups search for the ingredients to make the best (locally sourced) pasta sauce ever. Warning: Prepare for a high-energy live act involving live-drawing, dance-beats, colorful puppets, animals, Read More

25Nov

Catch Elizabeth Mitchell Live at Symphony Space

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Ward off the solstice gloom with a "Sunny Day" concert featuring Smithsonian Folkways artist Elizabeth Mitchell and her family. Elizabeth has been performing and recording family music since her days as a NYC preschool teacher in the 1990s. A founding member of the band Ida, she just released Sunny Day with husband Daniel Littleton and daughter Storey. Mitchell's gentle, heartfelt music transfixes audiences of all ages with homespun renditions of great songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Marley, Bill Withers, The Velvet Underground, Vashti Bunyan, Read More

15Nov

When Grammy-Winning Artists Get Together and Talk About Fruits & Vegies

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I was recently sent a copy of a new CD called "Healthy Food for Thought: Good Enough to Eat" to listen to and voice my thoughts about. At first glance, I didn't comprehend the CD's significance, nor did I realize how much enjoyment was about to come in my home as a result. I can't stress enough what an interesting, valuable CD this is. First of all, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this CD go to the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food. The goal of this CD is to assist with the nation's initiatives regarding nutrition and childhood obesity Read More

11Nov

Baby Got Bach at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge

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Looking for something musical to do on Sunday mornings? Bring your children to Bleecker Street for Baby Got Bach: Classical Kids at LPR. Curated by the pianist Orli Shaham with assistance from the experts at Three Little Birds Music, the event features hands-on activities, where kids have a chance to play with real musical instruments. Then it’s on to the stage to enjoy a listening tour of great live chamber music, featuring Orli and her friends. The program is aimed toward 3 to 6 year-olds, but all ages are welcome. The preview event of Baby Read More

07Nov

A Chanukah Celebration with Mama Doni at the Soho Center for Jewish Life

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In a spirit of outrageous fun, The Mama Doni Band brings its special brand of “funky music with a Jewish twist” to an all-ages Chanukah show at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8 in the performance space at 100 Reade Street, NYC. This concert is sponsored by the SoHo Center for Jewish Life. Doni Zasloff Thomas, a.k.a. Mama Doni, is the lead singer/songwriter of The Mama Doni Band, winner of the Simcha Award for “Inspiring Joy Through Music” in competition with more than 100 bands from 15 different countries at the 2008 International Jewish Music Read More

05Nov

Jazz for Young People at Jazz at Lincoln Center

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I talked about a lot about this concert series for kids last year. My husband loves jazz and doesn't see enough of it with me, so he loves the jazz program for kids that Jazz at Lincoln Center offers. Saturday, November 20th is the kick off to this annual Jazz for Young People series at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The first concert is entitled, Jazz for Young People: "What is Jazz" and is hosted by Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The JLCO has actually just performed this concert on tour in Cuba and Mexico, so the NY Read More

19Oct

FREE Download of the Flannery Brothers New Album

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To celebrate today’s release of The New Explorers Club, the Flannery Brothers are giving away another new album for FREE! Dance Songs for Silly Kids is jam-packed with never before heard dance remixes of favorite Flannery Brothers songs. It’s a super fun album with a very different feel from previous Flannery Brothers CDs. I've listened to their music and think it's excellent - you'll enjoy it as much as your kids! By 11 AM EDT on Tuesday, October 19, the entire, 12-song Dance Songs for Silly Kids will be available for free download at Read More

14Oct

Gustafer Yellowgold: Interview with Morgan Taylor and Ticket Giveaway for NYC Show

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It’s been two years in the making and won’t be released until February, but NYC area families will have a sneak preview before Thanksgiving, when the multimedia Gustafer Yellowgold’s Show returns home to the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St., NYC, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 20, on Gustafer’s “Top of the Sock Tour.” This show, featuring full band, is part of the Symphony Space “Just Kidding” series. Gustafer Yellowgold’s Top of the Sock Tour heralds the release of the fourth in the series of award-winning Read More